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U.K. (FTSE) Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M19.0%
  • 1Y-1.8%
  • YTD16.6%

The Entertainment industry has stayed flat over the last week. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are expected to remain mostly flat in the next few years.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Entertainment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 27 Aug 2025UK£1.5bUK£860.3mUK£45.8m15x32.1x1.7x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025UK£1.5bUK£860.2mUK£45.8m16.4x33x1.8x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025UK£1.5bUK£870.4mUK£35.1m14.9x41.8x1.7x
Tue, 20 May 2025UK£1.3bUK£860.9mUK£29.6m15.5x42.8x1.5x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025UK£1.2bUK£853.1mUK£27.7m13.5x44.4x1.4x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025UK£1.2bUK£845.7m-UK£6,592,619.3015x-184.5x1.4x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025UK£1.3bUK£850.6m-UK£19,671,476.3516.9x-66.4x1.5x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025UK£1.3bUK£847.3m-UK£63,976,227.7416.3x-20.3x1.5x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024UK£1.2bUK£845.6m-UK£65,041,885.6017.5x-19.1x1.5x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024UK£1.3bUK£843.5m-UK£65,065,515.7516.5x-20.7x1.6x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024UK£1.5bUK£825.4m-UK£76,500,629.1717.4x-19x1.8x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024UK£1.5bUK£811.0m-UK£122,394,824.9737.4x-12.2x1.8x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£1.6bUK£813.5m-UK£123,773,375.8934.1x-12.6x1.9x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£1.3bUK£801.6m-UK£124,489,087.1836.8x-10.5x1.6x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£1.3bUK£801.2m-UK£124,220,590.0636.7x-10.2x1.6x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£1.1bUK£815.3m-UK£83,136,286.0116.1x-13.6x1.4x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£1.1bUK£809.3m-UK£110,566,624.2515.9x-9.7x1.3x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£1.1bUK£801.9m-UK£105,853,228.2717.2x-10.7x1.4x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£827.5m-UK£69,582,009.0012.9x-15.2x1.3x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£833.7m-UK£67,572,146.0011.4x-14.8x1.2x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£1.2bUK£829.9m-UK£69,764,859.0014.9x-17.9x1.5x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£1.3bUK£834.1m-UK£70,492,596.0019.3x-17.7x1.5x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£781.5m-UK£31,878,415.0016.7x-40.8x1.7x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£779.2m-UK£31,389,055.0016.4x-45.1x1.8x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£771.2m-UK£30,823,795.0012.6x-50.2x2x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£1.7bUK£775.4m-UK£32,609,156.0012.8x-50.7x2.1x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£1.6bUK£775.4m-UK£31,467,294.0018x-49.7x2x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£1.6bUK£704.9m-UK£11,902,701.0011x-132.4x2.2x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£1.7bUK£705.0m-UK£11,950,445.0012.4x-141.1x2.4x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£1.8bUK£671.2m-UK£23,210,043.0019x-78.7x2.7x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£2.1bUK£670.0m-UK£21,099,494.0022.3x-98.8x3.1x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£2.2bUK£676.0m-UK£24,553,190.0023.5x-87.7x3.2x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£2.1bUK£678.8m-UK£25,411,050.0024.4x-84.6x3.2x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£2.3bUK£577.2mUK£68.1m23.5x33.5x4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.3bTotal Earnings: UK£68.1mTotal Revenue: UK£577.2mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -43.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Entertainment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -43.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 14% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Telecom industry?

GB Market2.59%
Telecom1.19%
Entertainment-0.17%
Movies and Entertainment0.61%
Interactive Home Entertainment-0.57%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Interactive Home Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 49.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 49% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 30% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
LBG LBG MediaUK£0.992.9%
+UK£5.7m		-23.2%PE14x
GMR Gaming RealmsUK£0.513.3%
+UK£4.7m		21.8%PE16.9x
FDEV Frontier DevelopmentsUK£3.771.5%
+UK£1.8m		37.4%PE8.8x
ALRT Defence HoldingsUK£0.005817.2%
+UK£684.2k		364.0%PS1.3x

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1Y
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NYCE
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EVPL
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1Y
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7D
17.2%
1Y
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7D
-2.4%
1Y
1,157.8%
GMR
UK£0.51
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7D
3.3%
1Y
21.8%

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FDEV
UK£3.77
Frontier Developments
7D
1.5%
1Y
37.4%
LBG
UK£0.99
LBG Media
7D
2.9%
1Y
-23.2%
ADF
UK£0.20
Facilities by ADF
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-63.9%
EMAN
UK£0.42
Everyman Media Group
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-31.1%
GFIN
UK£0.0008
Gfinity
7D
-11.1%
1Y
321.1%